Question

Wordsworth stated that poetry should give "immediate pleasure" through:

• A. Words alone
• B. Subject matter
• C. Rhythm and expression
• D. Structure and rhyme

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Rhythm and expression

William Wordsworth believed that poetry should give readers immediate pleasure through rhythm and expression. He believed that poetry should be written in ordinary language to describe everyday experiences and common sights and sounds. 

• Wordsworth believed that poetry should express natural feelings and that these feelings could be communicated through the speech of ordinary people. 

• He believed that the poet's role was to interpret these feelings and nature for the reader. 

• Wordsworth believed that poetry should give pleasure, even when the subject was painful. 

• He believed that the poet should be in a state of enjoyment and communicate that enjoyment to the reader. 

• Wordsworth believed that the poet's responsibility was to give pleasure to the reader. 

Wordsworth's ideas about poetry are laid out in his preface to Lyrical Ballads, which was published in 1800.